Deutsche Post DHL Mobilizes Its Employees for Global Volunteer Day

Some 100,000 employees to participate in Global Volunteer Day, now
in its fourth year

DHL employees across the world participate in hundreds of regional
and local projects

September 10, 2014 03:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time

PLANTATION, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Preparing a meal for people who don’t have the means to feed themselves.
Building a home for those who cannot afford to have a roof over their
heads. These are the kinds of meaningful activities that volunteers do
across our country and across the world. And once again, our company is
joining in the effort.

Deutsche Post DHL, the world’s leading postal and logistics group, is
once again calling on employees, customers and non-profit organizations
to lend a hand in volunteer projects as part of the 2014 Global
Volunteer Day celebrations. Last year, more than 100,000 DP DHL
employees in 127 countries around the world participated in over 1,600
community projects and programs as part of the Group’s annual Global
Volunteer Day event. Most of the Global Volunteer Day activities will
take place during the month of September, although employees take part
in volunteering events throughout the year.

DHL employees around the world join forces with business partners and
non-profit organizations in a multitude of regional and local projects
as a way to show their commitment to social responsibility.

In the United States, DHL employees are participating in numerous
activities this month, including beach and park clean-ups in Florida and
Texas and food sorting in Feeding South Florida’s Annual Sort-A-Thon.
Earlier this year, volunteers helped the local Community Food Bank of
New Jersey by assembling 300 boxes containing juice, rice, pasta, beef
and more, to be distributed to seniors in need; in Houston, Texas, a
group of volunteers helped pack and deliver over 330,000 boxes of Girl
Scout cookies to the troops in Afghanistan. And in New Orleans, DHL
employees served up a bountiful holiday feast with all the trimmings –
preparing and serving main dishes, salads and desserts -- to more than
600 homeless and indigent people that took part in the 20th annual
“Christmas in July” hosted by the Bridge House/Grace House, a substance
abuse treatment program.

“DHL’s participation in our 24-hour Sort-A-Thon through their Global
Volunteer Day is essential to Feeding South Florida’s mission of ending
hunger for the 871,920 individuals in South Florida who struggle to put
food on their table,” said Paco Velez, President and CEO of Feeding
South Florida. “Without DHL’s support, so many families would not have
the proper nourishment to live, learn and thrive.”

In the Americas, DHL employees from more than 12 countries are working
with TECHO, a non-profit organization in Latin America that builds homes
for needy families. Since 2010, more than 380 homes have been built with
the help of more than 2,500 employees. This year, the goal is to build
100 more houses. One of the activities planned with TECHO will take
place in Costa Rica, where DHL executives will join employees for a
weekend in November to build a house.

Employees in the Philippines will help rebuild a childcare center that
was destroyed during Typhoon Haiyan. Their colleagues in Italy will be
collecting food donations for a local relief organization. Hundreds of
Global Volunteer Day projects will also be implemented in Germany - from
painting projects in schools and river clean-ups, to special events at
children’s facilities and senior citizen centers.

“It is encouraging to see so many Deutsche Post DHL employees turning
out for this year’s event and supporting their local communities through
volunteerism,” says Christof Ehrhart, Director of Corporate
Communications and Responsibility at Deutsche Post DHL.

But as Ehrhart explains, the Global Volunteer Day program is not limited
to just these few days in September. “Last year we made the conscious
decision to extend Global Volunteer Day to include activities throughout
the entire year. By doing this, we are underscoring the value of
volunteerism within the Group and honoring the dedication our employees
show to their own volunteer projects.”

The idea for Global Volunteer Day originated in 2008 in Asia, where
Deutsche Post DHL employees supported projects over a specified period
to time. This regional initiative went global in 2011 when the Group
held its first-ever worldwide volunteer day. Global Volunteer Day is now
a Group-wide employee volunteering program that is coordinated centrally
and implemented at a regional and local level. The Global Volunteer Day
projects deliver against the Group’s three core Corporate Responsibility
programs, which focus on environmental protection (“GoGreen”), improving
educational opportunity and employability for young people (“GoTeach”),
and providing humanitarian logistics support (“GoHelp”).

Deutsche Post DHL is the world’s leading mail and logistics
services group.

The Deutsche Post and DHL corporate brands represent a one-of-a-kind
portfolio of logistics (DHL) and communications (Deutsche Post)
services. The Group provides its customers with easy to use standardized
products as well as innovative and tailored solutions ranging from
dialog marketing and e-commerce related logistics to industrial supply
chains. Around 480,000 employees in more than 220 countries and
territories form a global network focused on service, quality and
sustainability. With programs in the areas of environmental protection,
disaster management and education, the Group is committed to social
responsibility. In 2013, Deutsche Post DHL generated revenues of more
than 55 billion euros.